Statistical Terms Glossary

A contiguous stretch of coastline, together with islands offshore, defined either in terms of one or more ranges of ports along it, or in terms of the latitude and longitude of one or more sets of its extremities.

A regular short sea service between two ports, with or without intermediate calls. These operate either:
-        According to a published timetable; or
-        With crossings so regular or frequent that they constitute a recognizably systematic series.

Site especially equipped with several tracks or other equipment for railway vehicle marshalling (switching) operations.

A medical classification of the severity of injuries. MAIS 1-2 are slight injuries and MAIS 3-6 are serious injuries.

The highest speed allowed on commercial service taking into account technical characteristics of the infrastructure.

Insulated wagon either fitted with its own refrigerating appliance, or served jointly with other units of transport equipment by such an appliance (mechanical compressor, "absorption" unit, etc.).

Number of merchant ships registered at a given date in a country and authorised to navigate at sea.

Ship designed for the carriage of goods, transport of passengers or specially fitted for a specific commercial duty.

A merchant ship moored in port because of lack of work.

An electric rail line mainly for urban transport with the capacity for heavy volumes of traffic involving very frequent train movements. Metro lines are also characterized by closely spaced stations, normally with around 1 000 m.

Electric railway vehicle designed for use on a metro line. It usually draws power from a third rail.

It means the number of kilometers travelled by the bus on various internal and external routes

Passenger road motor vehicle designed to carry 10- 23 seated or standing persons (including the driver).

Type of living accommodation produced to be transported (such as a tent) or designed as a moving unit (such as a ship, boat, barge, vessel, railroad car, caravan, trailer, yacht and so on) occupied as living quarters at the time of the census.

Method of transport used for the carriage of goods and passengers. For statistical reporting, the following classification of modes of transport should be used:
- Rail;
- Road;
- Inland waterways;
- Maritime;
- Pipeline;
- Air;
- Unknown mode.

Two- or three-wheeled road vehicle which is fitted with an engine having a cylinder capacity of less than 50cc (3.05 cu.in) and a maximum authorized design speed in accordance with national regulations.

Passenger road motor vehicle designed to seat more than nine persons (including the driver). Context: Statistics also include mini-buses designed to seat more than 9 persons (including the driver).

The principal type of motor energy used by the vehicle as certified by the competent authority of the country of registration.

A vehicle fitted with auto propulsive engine, it is normally used for carrying persons or goods, and drawing vehicles.

Passenger road motor vehicle designed to seat more than nine persons (including the driver).

Two wheeled motor vehicles with or without sidecar. This category includes scooter, three-wheeled vehicles not exceeding 400 kg. Motorcycles are classified according to the engine capacity as: less than 50 cm3, 50-100 cm3, 100-250 cm3, and greater than 250 cm3.

Road, specially designed and built for motor traffic, which does not serve properties bordering on it, and which:
(a) is provided, except at special points or temporarily, with separate carriageways for the two directions of traffic, separated from each other, either by a dividing strip not intended for traffic, or exceptionally by other means;
(b) does not cross at level with any road, railway or tramway track, or footpath;
(c) is specially sign-posted as a motorway and is reserved for specific categories of road motor vehicles.
Entry and exit lanes of motorways are included irrespectively of the location of the sign-posts. Urban motorways are also included.

Road, specially designed and built for motor traffic, which does not serve properties bordering on it, and which:
- Is provided, except at special points or temporarily, with separate carriageways for traffic in two directions, separated from each other, either by a dividing strip not intended for traffic, or exceptionally by other means;
- Has no crossings at the same level with any road, railway or tramway track, or footpath;
- Is especially sign-posted as a motorway and is reserved for specific categories of road motor vehicles.

Any injury accident involving two or more road vehicles. The following types of injury accidents involving two or more road vehicles are: (a) Rear-end collision: collision with another vehicle using the same lane of a carriageway and moving in the same direction, slowing or temporarily halted Excluded are collisions with parked vehicles. (b) Head-on collision: collision with another vehicle using the same lane of a carriageway and moving in the opposite direction, slowing or temporarily halted Excluded are collisions with parked vehicles. (c) Collision due to crossing or turning: collision with another vehicle moving in a lateral direction due to crossing, leaving or entering a road, Excluded are collisions with vehicles halted and waiting to turn which should be classify ed under (a) or (b). (d) Other collisions, including collisions with parked vehicles: collision occurring when driving side by side, overtaking or when changing lanes; or collision with a vehicle which has parked or stopped at the edge of a carriageway, on shoulders, marked parking spaces, footpaths or parking sites, etc.

Transportation using more than one mode.
In the GATS negotiations, essentially door-to-door services that include international shipping.

Transport of goods by at least two different modes of transport.

Transport of goods by at least two successive modes of transport without handling of the goods when changing modes.

An accident involving two or more road vehicles. The types of accidents involving two or more road vehicles are:
- Rear-end collision: collision with another vehicle using the same lane of a carriageway and moving in the same direction, slowing or temporarily halted (excluded are collisions with parked vehicles);
- Head-on collision: collision with another vehicle using the same lane of a carriageway and moving in the opposite direction, slowing or temporarily halted (excluded are collisions with parked vehicles);
- Collision due to crossing or turning: collision with another vehicle moving in a lateral direction due to crossing, leaving or entering a road (excluded are collisions with vehicles halted and waiting to turn which should be classified under (Rear-end collision) or (Head-on collision));
- Other collisions: collision occurring when driving side by side, overtaking or changing lanes; or collision with a vehicle parked or stopped at the edge of a carriageway, on shoulders, marked parking spaces, footpaths or parking sites, etc.

Air transport on a domestic flight.

Gas pipeline transport between two places (an initial compression facility and a decompressing facility) located in the same country or in the part of the seabed that is allocated to it. It may involve transit through other countries.